Best course of action?

@lonerism: The reason I ask about finances is that since your are OOS, the UC’s will cost you around $55K/year with no FA and very few scholarship opportunities. Even at a CCC in California, you are looking at $21K/year in tuition not including housing and transportation. Also getting in-state residency is extremely difficult in California, so I would no count on it to reduce your costs. If your parents are willing to finance over $200,000 for your education great, but I think you are better off looking into some of the schools mentioned in the above posts. Also just based on your posted stats, I only see you having a good chance at UC Santa Cruz. The rest of the UC’s will be Low Reach to Reach schools.

Good luck to you in what ever you decide.